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- DirectorWilliam FruetStarsKay HawtreyLesleh DonaldsonBarry MorseA young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.
- DirectorMax KlevenStarsDirk BenedictLinda BlairRichard FarnsworthA Vietnam veteran passing through a small town is harassed by local bullies but he fights back, using his wartime skills, and triggers a full-scale police manhunt.
- DirectorSusumu HaniSimon TrevorStarsJames StewartPhilip SayerKathyAn old man (Jimmy Stewart) has settled in Kenya, in a remote cabin, with his adult granddaughter and several of her "animal friends". They live an idyllic life amongst the wildlife, unseen by all except a tribe of nomads, with whom they trade. But when a plane crashes in the nearby forest and its lone passenger is left an amnesiac, he stumbles into their lives and sets in motion a chain of unexpected events.Afurika Monogatari
- DirectorGeorge KaczenderStarsRobert MitchumLee MajorsValerie PerrineA millionaire is suspected of buying an ad agency to use it as a way of brainwashing the public for his political ends.
- DirectorNanni LoyStarsNino ManfrediAdolfo CeliVittorio MezzogiornoAn Italian laborer foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on a night train to Naples.
- DirectorPercy AdlonStarsEva MattesJürgen ArndtNorbert WarthaIn 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. More than eight years later, she was at his side when he died. During this entire time, she only entered his room when he rang for her, sleeping from 9 AM to 3 PM to wait during the night while he wrote. Marcel uses her as more than a servant: she is his muse, telling stories of her childhood to stir his remembrance of things past; she's in cahoots with him as he manipulates those he wants to draw on for his writing; she listens appalled to his descriptions of the underside of Paris. Hers is a life of love and sweet devotion as he races time to finish his work before death.
- DirectorJamie UysStarsN!xauMarius WeyersSandra PrinslooA comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsTony BarryKelly JohnsonClaire ObermanDumped by his girlfriend, a man joins a reckless youth in a stolen yellow mini and they drive the length of New Zealand, attracting cops and media attention, determined to get to Invercargill.
- DirectorBill ForsythStarsJohn Gordon SinclairDee HepburnJake D'ArcyGregory is a normal teen who is infatuated with a classmate. He must work to win her affection.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsTisa FarrowSaverio ValloneSerena GrandiA group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.The Grim Reaper
- DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisSusan OliverRoger C. CarmelIn Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsDon ScardinoCaitlin O'HeaneyElizabeth KempA young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer in Staten Island. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?
- DirectorGiorgio CapitaniStarsEnrico MontesanoJean RochefortCorinne CléryThere are two problems with Emilio and his career as a pulp writer. Emilio is a bumbling fellow who has absolutely nothing in common with the heroes he writes about. Second, Emilio can't seem to publish anything under his own name.
- DirectorMoshé MizrahiStarsSimone SignoretJean RochefortDelphine SeyrigA middle-aged disabled man unknowingly begins a lonely hearts correspondence with his own unmarried sister, who takes care of him. As he writes more and more to her, he begins to fall in love, and she, knowing that it is her brother who is writing, discovers a new, tender side to him. But trouble looms when he asks to meet her in person.
- DirectorClaude BerriStarsCatherine DeneuveJean-Louis TrintignantGérard DepardieuA woman invites all four men she loved in her life for the dinner of New Year's Eve at the same time and unites them all in her house. In sentimental flashbacks they recall the former times.
- DirectorClaude PinoteauStarsClaude BrasseurBrigitte FosseySophie MarceauThis is the story about a teenage girl's first love experiences.La Boum
- DirectorMoustapha AkkadStarsAnthony QuinnOliver ReedRod SteigerIn 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsTerence HillErnest BorgnineJoanne DruRed powder from a nuclear explosion gives a police officer super powers as long as he doesn't see anything red. He is eventually framed for murder and is unsuccessfully executed by many different methods.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard GereLauren HuttonHector ElizondoA Los Angeles escort is accused of a murder which he did not commit.
- DirectorBuddy Van HornStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeGeoffrey LewisA trucker turned prize fighter, his brother and their pet orangutan have a series of misadventures involving the mob, corrupt cops, motorcycle gangs and pretty dames.
- DirectorMenahem GolanStarsCatherine Mary StewartGeorge GilmourGrace KennedyIn 1994, a young couple enters the world of the music industry, and subsequently the world of drugs.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsBurt LancasterSusan SarandonKate ReidIn a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsCharlton HestonSusannah YorkJill TownsendAn archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsArt GarfunkelTheresa RussellHarvey KeitelA psychiatrist, living in Vienna, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When she ends up in the hospital from an overdose, an inspector becomes set on discovering the demise of their affair.
- DirectorRobert Ellis MillerStarsJames CoburnOmar SharifRonee BlakleyA tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiRoger CormanStarsGeorge PeppardRobert VaughnRichard ThomasA farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here.
- DirectorRobert FowlerStarsRegina BaffJohn C. BecherMildred BurkeA New York City waitress decides to become a professional wrestler.
- DirectorHerb FreedStarsJohn SaxonLynda Day GeorgeMichael DanteAn architect and his wife move into a colonial mansion, where the demonic presence of the original owner's wife takes residence.
- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsJackie ChanKristine DeBellJosé FerrerA young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.The Big Brawl
- DirectorHarold BeckerStarsRobert FoxworthPaula PrentissHarry Dean StantonA romantic comedy which explores the pressures on police officers.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsBrooke ShieldsChristopher AtkinsLeo McKernIn the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.
- DirectorBill MelendezPhil RomanStarsScott BeachBill MelendezDaniel AndersonCharlie Brown and his friends travel to Europe as exchange students.
- DirectorJerrold FreedmanStarsCharles BronsonBruno KirbyBert RemsenOn the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb's partner's murder.
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsPhil DanielsHazel O'ConnorJon FinchA rock singer is determined to rise to the top of the profession, letting nothing stand in the way of that goal.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeGeoffrey LewisAn idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsJosé WilkerBetty FariaFábio Jr.The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe. Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon. Salomé lets the accordion player sleep with her once, with Dasdô's knowledge. He's moon-struck. Then, after Dasdô's baby is born and financial disaster hits the troupe, and the accordionist must choose between seeing his wife a prostitute and leaving the caravan.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsCharles BronsonJason RobardsDominique SandaIn 1948, an assortment of shady characters are searching for Nazi loot, sunken off the coast of Peru.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsRobert KermanFrancesca CiardiPerry PirkanenDuring a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.
- DirectorNancy WalkerStarsRay SimpsonDavid HodoFelipe RoseA pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.
- DirectorRobert KaylorStarsGary BuseyJodie FosterRobbie RobertsonTired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.
- DirectorIan BarryStarsSteve BisleyArna-Maria WinchesterRoss ThompsonA holidaying couple is pursued by the thugs of a nearby nuclear storage facility's boss, who is intent on covering up an accidental leak.
- DirectorRichard LangNoel BlackStarsShirley MacLaineAnthony HopkinsBo DerekMarriage takes a sour turn when a middle-aged husband falls for a young and sexy woman. Things get even more complicated when his wife starts a hot affair with a young lover of her own.
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnna PrucnalBernice StegersA businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.
- DirectorRobert GardnerStarsDarren BrownMarkAnthony CardonaIzola ArmstrongClarence is a new boy in school, recently arrived in New York from the rural south. Angel is already there, Hispanic and proud of it. Clarence has dyslexia, a reading difficulty; Angel is hyperactive; both disturb their class and are punished by exile out of the classroom to the hallway. They meet, talk, share experiences and hopes. Angel's activity is translated into teaching Clarence to read, and together they build a school friendship that transcends race and ethnicity and the lack of understanding of themselves by the system.
- DirectorBarry BrownStarsDavid CarradineJennifer O'NeillJoseph BottomsFictionalized account of a competition acrobatic pilot.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsJack ThompsonGraham KennedyFrank WilsonBoardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsSissy SpacekTommy Lee JonesLevon HelmThe fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsDyan CannonRobert BlakeQuinn K. RedekerA wealthy neurotic woman escapes from a New York mental asylum, and hitches a ride back to California with a moody down-on-his-luck cowboy trucker. They fall in love with each other while on the run from bounty hunters and a repo man.
- DirectorDiane KurysStarsÉlise CaronFrançois CluzetPhilippe LebasParis, May 1968. Anne, a seventeen-year-old high school student of bourgeois origin, loves Frédéric, a boy from a modest background. The teenager runs away and decides to go to work in an Israeli kibbutz with her boyfriend.
- DirectorJoel OlianskyStarsRichard DreyfussAmy IrvingLee RemickPaul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future. When Paul hears of an upcoming competition that could make his career, he dedicates himself to winning.
- DirectorKrzysztof ZanussiStarsTadeusz BradeckiZofia MrozowskaMalgorzata ZajaczkowskaA young man is facing death of his mother. A petty corruption at his job leads to him being framed and robbed of his only desire to climb mountains in Himalayas, as his father did and where he died.
- DirectorKrzysztof ZanussiStarsLeslie CaronMaja KomorowskaTadeusz LomnickiThe events take place in a villa of a wealthy doctor on the occasion of the family wedding. The young couple agreed on their vows before the civil authorities but the girl backs out during the church ceremony because a young man is an egoist not interested in having children and is only career oriented. An aging relative of the family, a former star ballerina, comes to Warsaw for the wedding with her daughter. The two do not get along well. The party begins to degenerate in the church when the bride walks off with the groom in angry pursuit. The rest retire to the villa to celebrate anyway. They start with naked party in the sauna. Deals are made on the side between corrupt officials. In the end the son is taken to the hospital because of attempted suicide.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsAl PacinoPaul SorvinoKaren AllenA police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
- DirectorChuck WorkmanStarsStuart WhitmanRobert VaughnWoody StrodeAdventurer gets caught up in a plot to kill Fidel Castro.
- DirectorAlvin RakoffStarsGeorge KennedyRichard CrennaNick MancusoA mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.
- DirectorBertrand TavernierStarsRomy SchneiderHarvey KeitelHarry Dean StantonIn a future where dying of illness is exceedingly rare, a terminally ill woman becomes a celebrity and a man with camera implants goes to secretly record her for a morbid TV show.
- DirectorJohn FlynnStarsJan-Michael VincentTheresa SaldanaDanny AielloAn out-of work merchant seaman single-handedly tames a powerful street gang "The Souls" that has been terrorizing his neighborhood on New York City's Lower East Side.
- DirectorJeff WernerStarsRobby BensonLinda GrovenorCharles DurningA San Francisco cab driver finds himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds himself framed for a murder and chased all over town by people trying to get the formula.
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsBette MidlerJocelyn BrownUla HedwigMovie comedy queen Bette Midler reigns supreme in this rocking, rolling concert movie bash. The Divine Miss M at her trashiest, flashiest, heavenly best!
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsChristopher WalkenTom BerengerColin BlakelyMercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
- DirectorRobert HammerStarsJames WestmorelandBen FrankFlo LawrenceA deeply disturbed Vietnam veteran terrorizes the young women of Los Angeles and taunts a radio psychologist with descriptions of his grisly crimes.
- DirectorGeorge BloomfieldStarsMichael SarrazinSusan ClarkAnthony PerkinsMentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
- DirectorCharles B. GriffithStarsOliver ReedSunny JohnsonMaia DanzigerAn ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil-may-care (but violent) ladies' man.
- DirectorPeter CollinsonStarsWilliam HoldenRicky SchroderJack ThompsonDiagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His simple plan is complicated, however, when he meets a young boy who has just lost his parents.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsIsabelle HuppertJacques DutroncNathalie BayeAn examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.
- DirectorJames GlickenhausStarsRobert GintySamantha EggarChristopher GeorgeA man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York City. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York City into a great war zone, and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
- DirectorVernon ZimmermanStarsDennis ChristopherTim ThomersonGwynne GilfordA shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
- DirectorSteven PaulStarsElliott GouldSusannah YorkMichelle PfeifferWhile struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple.
- DirectorAnne BancroftStarsDom DeLuiseAnne BancroftRon CareyAn overweight bachelor is fat, 40 and fed up--to the gills--but when his obese cousin Sal dies at 39, he must finally come to terms with his own weight problem.
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsRoger MooreJames MasonAnthony PerkinsWhen terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
- DirectorPiers HaggardPeter SellersStarsPeter SellersHelen MirrenDavid TomlinsonWhen Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae is spilled by a hapless flunky, Fu Manchu sends his lackeys to round up supplies for a fresh batch of elixir, including a precious jewel, which prompts a team of agents to track him down.
- DirectorPaul AlmondStarsGeneviève BujoldMichael YorkBurgess MeredithNicole is a broadcast journalist in Canada who is working on an assignment in the U.S.S.R. She is to oversee a visit by the prime minister but she finds a unethical experiment on children using the use of steroids.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsKirk DouglasMartin SheenKatharine RossA modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsFrank SinatraFaye DunawayDavid DukesA police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.
- DirectorBuck HenryStarsBob NewhartGilda RadnerMadeline KahnBob Newhart stars as President Manfred Link in this zany, wonderfully-cast comedy from veteran funnyman Buck Henry ("Heaven Can Wait", "The Graduate").
- DirectorMatthew MallinsonStarsBruce LeeFred WilliamsonRon Van CliefA reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee, intercut with footage from old Bruce Lee films and pseudo-documentary footage.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsSam J. JonesMelody AndersonMax von SydowA football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsGary BuseyAnnette O'TooleJohn CalvinA working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.
- DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsGene CunninghamMarie-Pascale ElfmanVirginia RoseThe bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsGeorge C. ScottMarlon BrandoMarthe KellerThe synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJodie FosterCherie CurrieMarilyn KaganA group of four teenage girls come of age in the asphalt desert of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley arranged with a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsRobert AtzornChristine BucheggerMartin BenrathAn account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.
- DirectorWilliam SachsStarsStephen MachtAvery SchreiberJ.D. HintonIn the 31st century, sexy blonde android Galaxina helms the crew of a space cruiser on a mission to find the Blue Star, a mystical gem that holds unlimited power.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsPhil AskhamRita MayAndrew GrubbA simple tale of a year in the life of a Gamekeeper. From the troubles involved in rearing the pheasants and dealing with predators (poachers and foxes). The gamekeeper shows us all the good things about living so close to nature. The end of his year comes with the organised shoot.
- DirectorMike NicholsLorne MichaelsStarsGilda RadnerDon NovelloPaul ShafferA filmed version of the Broadway show starring comedienne Gilda Radner, complete with the characters she made famous on the TV show Saturday Night Live (1975).
- DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsBuck HenryJulie CarmenWhen a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
- DirectorChuck BarrisStarsChuck BarrisRobin AltmanBrian O'MullinA week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical characters involved in his life and work on the TV show.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsMichael LembeckDennis QuaidPhilip CasnoffA slapstick comedy about the wacky antics of a group of waiters at a Jewish summer camp in upstate New York.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMalcolm McLarenSid ViciousSteve JonesFilmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the Sex Pistols' tumultuous rise to fame, as told by their manager, Malcolm McLaren.
- DirectorMicheline LanctôtStarsJocelyn BérubéAndrée PelletierJanette BertrandLe film, qui sera primé à San Sebastian, raconte l'histoire d'un homme dont la naïveté et la galanterie d'un autre âge sont à l'origine de nombreux déboires sentimentaux, tout particulièrement lorsqu'il s'amourache d'une belle bourgeoise dont il est l'homme à tout faire.The Handyman
- DirectorJames L. ConwayStarsDarren McGavinRobert VaughnGary CollinsAfter a UFO crashes in Arizona, due to a space collision with a NASA satellite launch, the U.S. government tries to cover-up the incident for political reasons.
- DirectorRichard BennerStarsMadeline KahnRita MorenoRobert ViharoA poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he's in love with her brother. Based on the 1970s off-Broadway smash.
- DirectorDon McLennanStarsTracy MannBill HunterKim RushworthA young woman from a poor, crime-ridden background tries to forge a new life as a model.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsRobert PowellDavid HemmingsCarmen DuncanAn enigmatic faith healer - who appears to possess genuine magical powers - and a political fixer vie for influence over a senator and his family.
- DirectorTerry MarcelStarsJack PalanceJohn TerryBernard BresslawWith the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage.
- DirectorGeorge BowersStarsTrish Van DevereJoseph CottenDavid GautreauxA schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt's home in a small town, only to find herself plagued by supernatural occurrences and unexplained hostility from the local townspeople connected to her aunt's past.
- DirectorJohn ByrumStarsNick NolteSissy SpacekJohn HeardThe life and friendship among the icons of the Beat Generation: Neal Cassady, Carolyn Cassady, and Jack Kerouac.
- DirectorJames P. LewisStarsDennis BrownAlthea ForrestNatty GarfieldReggae documentary of the One Love Peace Concert held in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978. In addition to the music, this film features the return to Jamaica of Bob Marley after a 16-month hiatus following an attempt on his life.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsCharles Martin SmithStephen W. BurnsCloris LeachmanThe adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.
- DirectorMartin DavidsonStarsJohn RitterAnne ArcherBert ConvyA struggling actor buying milk stops a robbery while wearing a superhero uniform, promoting a movie. The unknown hero decides to try again. Can he impress his cute neighbor?